A daily papercrafting blog which features my handmade cards showcasing Creative Expression's products including my own line of cutting dies and embossing folders, Cosmic Shimmer, Ranger, Justrite, Spellbinders and more which use various techniques and ideas to hopefully inspire the creativity in you.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

A Bit Of The Bling!

Hi everyone! This one has loads of bling, doesn't it! I started with a faux letterpress technique for the background. |I inked the negative side of the heart embossibility folder with Antique Linen distress ink. I ran the folder through and transferred the ink to the white card to create my background. I started with a piece of taupe card large enough for the largest size of the Floral Oval die. I cut a piece of the self adhesive sheets and applied it to the taupe car. I cut the Floral Oval out of this piece. Using a craft knife, I cut the centre of the oval right on the piercing holes. Once apart, I peeled the backing paper off the centre oval and coated it with the gold mica flakes. I peeled the backing paper off the edge piece and coated it with clear micro beads. I put the two pieces back together and mounted it in the centre of my background. I added a small piece of decorative paper to the bottom of my background and cut two Moroccan borders to separate them. I tied a double bow from the champagne coloured frilly edged ribbon as an accent. A fancy button and a couple of crystal stick pins finished off my bow. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the floral oval die and inked it with antique linen. I cut another one the same size in taupe, cut it in half and used it as an accent to mount behind my sentiment. I mounted this piece off centre of the background die with the beads and mica flakes. I added three small pearls to the top corner, some pearlie swirlies top and bottom and pierced around the edges to complete the card. Hope you enjoyed the bling today! All for now, Sue x

Hi Sue,what a wonderful card today. Hope your feeling much better? It's nice and sunny here this morning. I hope it's the same in Florida. Thank you for sharing all your lovely creations. Have a great crafty day everyone.Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Luvly Sue so much going on, it's like a treasure chest the closer you look the more detail you see. All the techniques sit so perfectly with each other as with so many of your cards. Sending a big hug and hoping you are feeling yourself again real soon. Love Tracy

Hi Sue, I love how you manage to use so many techniques in one card, it shows your art as an educator and just how good you are. You give me food for thought! Thank you. Hope you are now fully recovered and enjoying the fine weather, you certainly don't want to be here with all the rain,, it's now getting borng. Best wishes , Lesley x

Good Morning Sue,WOW! WOW! WOW! how about this card for "Bling" I love it.............I do not have the flakes, I might have a go using Micro Beads.Thank you once again for another Class on "How to Use" and make a fabby card.Hope you are feeling better today.Have a Great Day

Hi Suebeautiful card & I love the bling, & the sentiment is so true, I for one need to remember that one. You will be very pleased to hear that I am a class A student of your's, & I did listen to you when you said to re- look at our dies, & I did just that yesterday. I will explain. I have the Donna-Salazar Creative Book Pages Two, I had cut the largest die in the set out BUT it was way too big for what I wanted, so I realigned it back into the die, taping it down,(taking out the extra bit that I didn't need), I then put it back through the Calibur (making sure I only cut into the bit I wanted to cut off), I then re-inserted it back to emboss it & wu-la a beautiful rectangle shape, I was over the moon, I did the happy dance for the rest of the afternoon (not a pretty site for an old biddy like me) lol. So thank you Sue for your wonderful teaching, it just goes to show me your'e never too old to learn new things, & I will certainly be looking at ALL my spellbinders with new eyes from now.Hope you are well & truly on the mend & are feeling much better.hugsSandra (craftynan)

Saw this card demoed on C&C it looked good then but wow!!! its even better close up. Another set of dies has just gone on the wish list, along with the mica flakes. Given me an idea for a golden anniversary card.

Gosh, this is a beauty, think it's one of your best. It's right up my street, just love it. Yesterday when I came back from my craft workshop, believe it or not there was snow on my lawn, the weather is so bizarre here, it's sunny now this morning! Hope you days are full of sunshine in Florida. Take care Alison :)

Hi Sue,I hope you are better now.The card would be wonderful for a special occasion such as a golden wedding perhaps, it would have to be somebody really special to get a card like this from me.Have a great day.LydiaX

Hello Sue,Blingtastic!!! and the bow is back, gorgeous card, rich and luxurious, the layers come together beautifully. love the inking and embossing.Have a great day and glad you are feeling better.Hugs June xx

Hi Sue WOW!!!...WOW!!!...WOW!!! This must be one of my most favourite cards to date..I LOVE this card, LOVE the bling..and the colour combination..I am addicted to your site..lol..I have to have my daily fix...:)..Enjoy your day...xxx

Hi SueWELL how STUNNING is this card. I will be doing this one today as i have a 70th bday card to do and the colours are what was ask for whoop whoop!!Will you be doing the POD next week?Thank you Lizzie (serial copycat) xoxox

Hi Sue all singing and dancing (hope your up to it) card. Love these colours and be fab for a wedding card. Stunning ribbon and never thought to buy the organza that wide looks fab. Stall on Saturday so need to knock some stunning cards up quick.I just started using self adhesive backed card i got with my robo silhouette (about a year ago what am i saving it for lol.why do we do that?) and this is great for micro beads or glitter. 10 out of 10 card well doneBorn again spellbinderNadine xxxhugnzillingworth@hotmail.com

What a stunning card Sue!! Ive gotta try something like this! Ive had the mica flakes from Sam for a few weeks now but havent tried anything with them except a mixed media book cover on my blog today, but you cant tell the flakes are on it, as i mixed them with PVA glue and material, lol, stunning card i love it xxxx Hugs Vickthe-artful-codger.blogspot.comYT vixcrafts

Hi SueSorry a little late commenting today as I too have not been so well since yesterday feel really run down. I just sat down to have a look at your blog today and was really amazed by this card. Its absolutely gorgeous I have a wedding coming up soon and was looking for ideas this one fits the bill. It looks stunning and I do love the sentiment and your bows well they are always great no matter what.Hope your feeling better.Love and hugs Rizwana xx

Hi Sue, Hope you are feeling better today, another lovely card, saw you demo this one on C&C, very clever, the use of mica and beads on one die, love it.Really enjoying your blog at the moment, the cards are all truely inspiring, a great mixture you have given us, using the lastest set of dies. Thank you.Lots of hugs to you and happy crafting to all bloggers.Happy2craft

Hi Sue, WOW, this is stunning, I love the bling and good to see you are back with bows.Hope you are improving daily.The dies are beautiful, treated myself to this set, however, I have trouble getting the design out of the die. Do you have any tips please?HugsChristine xx

Hi Sue,Golly this is gorgeous. Love the background, the flakes, the beads, the bow - everything!Hope you are getting better now. I expect you will be wanting to get on with your usual 3 cards a day routine as well as enjoying the time with your Mum,Sue x

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